03/19/2021
Women comprise 70% of the global healthcare workforce, and yet they only hold 25% of the senior roles in the healthcare profession. They also hold lower-status roles, many of which are underpaid or unpaid. Women working in healthcare are suffering from elevated stress levels not only from exhaustion and loss of life, but from also having to make painful, ethical decisions on patient care in an environment of constant shortages. More women experienced more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and distrust than did men.
Caretaking responsibilities are also added stressors for healthcare workers. In dual-parent households, school and daycare closures and sick family members force couples to choose who stays home as the unpaid caregiver. The burden for unpaid care, however, tends to fall on women, which is especially problematic in single-parent households headed by women.
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Source: apcss.org
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